TWITTER SAYS...@TomNewland08: If Coutinho was to leave Liverpool, could Isco replace him?GUILLEM SAYS..."Isco will stay at Real Madrid, he is going to get a new offer. There are more stories coming out that Barcelona want Coutinho and I think he might be willing to go, but Barcelona are not after him. It’s just moves the agents are making to try to convince Barcelona to move for him. But they do not want him."

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"I pass and I move, I help you, I look for you, I stop, I raise my head, I look and, above all, I open up the pitch...The one who has the ball, is the master of the game...That's the school of Joan Vilà, of Albert Benaiges, of Johan Cruijff, of Pep Guardiola" - Xavi

If we show any concrete interest, he's going to be pretty much a done dealio. Depends on how concrete our interest is. No doubt Juve would be his first choice if he leaves. I bet he is dying to play alongside his idol Dani Alves.

I know you guys don't really watch Monaco and just follow the hype but I hope you understand Fabinhobis more of an attacking CM right? Cause if you sign him so he can protect your défense and cover Pogba you will be disappointed.

He's not an attacking CM. He plays DM or B2B for Monaco depending on the system they employ. Made his mark moving from fullback to DM. He's naturally a B2B though since that's really what you do as a fullback when you think about it.

He was moved to compensate for Toulalan leaving and bringing on Sidibe. He was doing fine at fullback. He got his first look at DM when Toulalan was getting injured in his last season at Monaco and they moved Fabinho there out of need... he looked good obviously.

Man City have entered the race for Benfica right-back Nelson Semedo (23) and Txiki met Benfica president Vieira in Turin yesterday. [O Jogo]

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"I pass and I move, I help you, I look for you, I stop, I raise my head, I look and, above all, I open up the pitch...The one who has the ball, is the master of the game...That's the school of Joan Vilà, of Albert Benaiges, of Johan Cruijff, of Pep Guardiola" - Xavi

Except that it's how it works. Wingers, fullbacks and B2B positions are much easier for people to transition around than other positions because of the real estate... roles are very different. But at least you don't have to figure out where the heck you are. It also depends on the type of player you are too obviously. To transition from defense to midfield and even moreso the attack, you need to have a certain level of technique. As kids, the more technical guys are put on the attack and the least technical ones on defense... just how it is.